Coaster.



EJ S. TAYLOR.

COASTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

E S- 'Tgg EDSON S. TAYLOR, OF COLDWATER, MICHIGAN.

COASTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1915.

Application filed November 5, 1914. Serial No..870,324.

Coldwater. in the county of Branch and State of Michigan. have inventedcertaiir new and useful Improvements in Coasters; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description of theinvention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to coasters.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple. strong andconvenient structure for the use of children. having a high degree offlexibility and adjustability.

\Vith these objects in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction. arrangement and combination of the parts of a device ofthe character mentioned, which will be hereinafter fully described andafterward specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure 1. represents the invention inperspective. Fig. 2. in bottom plan view. the wheels being omitted. Fig.3. a sectional plan indicated by broken line 3. 3 of Fig. 2. and Figs. 4and modified forms of the wheel supports.

In the drawings. 1 is a base board composed of an elongatedsubstantially narrow board having notches 2 and 3 cut into ends. Ahandle 1 is provided having a hand grip 5 across the upper portion. thelower end of said handle being beveled as at (i so that said handle canbe slopingly mounted upon the base board 1 in a rearward direction. saidhandle being fastened to the base board 1 by means of suitable angleirons 7 and 8 whiclrare fastened to said handle by means of a bolt 9 andto said base board by means of the bolts 10. Spring-like wheel supports11 and 12 are fastened to the under surface of said boa rd at each endadapted to straddle the notches 2 and 3. These wheel supports are ofsubstantially U-shaped formation having flattened end portions 13 andsuitable a1, ertures therethrough adapted to mount the axle ll of thewheel. These U- shaped wheel supports are fastened to the under surfaceof the base board 1 by means of suitable hooked bolts 15. the endportions of which are adapted to hook around the wheel supports and todraw said wheel supports in to tight engagementwith the under surface ofthe base board 1. The hooked bolts 15 pass through suitable apertures 16running through the base board 1 and said hooked bolts 15 are suitablydrawn tight by means of nuts 17 which are threaded upon the ends 18 ofthe bolts 15 and adapted to engage the upper surface of the baseboard 1. A suitable wheel 19 is mounted upon each of the shafts 11, saidwheels being of any suitable form butpreferably of bicycle type having acushion tire 2O thereto.

In the modification-shown in Fig. 1. the wheel su )port 23 is of thebefore described U-shapecl formation but has a spring loop 21- thereinadapted to allow of resilient or spring-like movement to act as acushioning effect.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the wheel support 11 has its neckportion caught by a bolt 15 of the structure previously described butthe'end bolts 26 are constructed of an eyelet portion 27 through whichthe wheel support )asses and a threaded single portion :28 a apted topass through an aperture 16 in the base board 1. A suitable plate 29 isseated within the under surface of the base board 1 as clearly shown inFig. (3 having a central aperture 30 therethrough through which thebolts 26 pass and is adapted to meet the engage ment of a nut-31threaded upon the shaft 28 of said bolt. said nut allowing a suitableadjustment upward or downward of said bolt so as to raise or lower theouter end 13 of said wheel support.

In operation. a child rests one foot upon the base board 1. rabs themember of the handle and with the other foot gives an energetic shoveforward. \Vhen he desires to guide the device forward in a right or leftdirection. the end portion is slightly lifted and turned to one side orthe other as he lowers the foot to theground to push the same forward.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A coaster comprising a base board havingnotches at each end. U-shaped wheel sup )orts fastened to the undersurface of said-coaster and adapted to straddle said notches, wheelsmounted in said supports, and a handle slopingly positioned upon theforward end of the upper surface of said base board.

A coaster comprising a base board having notches at each end andsuitable apertures therethrough, spring like U-shaped wheel supportsstraddling each i of said notches, means mounted through said aperturesand fastening said wheel support to the under surface of said baseboard, parallel sloping angle irons mounted to the upper surface of theforward end of said base board in spaced relationship, a handle mountedbetween said angle irons, and a transversely mounted hand grasp in theupper portion of said handle.

3. A. coaster comprising a base board having notches at the ends,U-shaped Wheel supports straddling the notches and having eyes at theirouter ends, means for securing said U-shaped members to the undersurface of the base board, shafts in the eyes of the wheel supports, andwheels mounted on said shafts and operating in said notches.

4. A coaster comprising a base board having notches at the ends, arearwardly sloping handle secured upon the base board, U- shaped springwheel supports secured to the under surface of the base board andstraddling the notches, and wheels mounted in said supports andoperating in said notches.

5. A coaster comprising a base board, wheel supports mounted in saidbase board, means securing said wheel supports to said base boardconsisting of bolts having threaded ends and the opposite ends hooked,said hooked ends adapted to encircle said wheel supports and to lock inthe under surface of said coaster, said threaded end portions passingthrough said base board, locking heads upon the threaded ends of saidbolts, and a handle to the forward end of said base board.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDSON S. TAYLOR.

-Witnesses MAE PEARL ADAMs, AMBROSE TALMAGE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 6.

